Akshay Kumar launches Karate Championship, fulfills 20 year old dream

When he entered the industry, he knew two things - Punches and Kicking! Acting followed and though it took a few films for the industry (as well as himself) to realize his acting potential, it was Akshay's expertise in martial arts that kept the show running for him. The young man who flew from Chandni Chowk to Bangkok and landed in Mumbai, his initial films like Mr. Bond, Ashaant, Paandav, Kaayda Kanoon and many more ran in theaters solely on his action power!

Now close to 20 years after establishing himself in the industry, Akshay Kumar is all set to be living his dream. He is now sponsoring a Karate Championship for the youngsters so that they can enhance their talent, represent the country and then move on to showcase their skills and abilities at an International level.

The championship has rightly been termed as 'Akshay Kumar 1st Invitational Open National Karate Championship'. The event is expected to see participation from as many as 2000 athletes who would be traveling to Mumbai from across the country. The Championships would be held from 22nd-25th October 2009 at Andheri Sports Complex Mumbai.

Says an official connected to the championship, "Akshay has always been passionate about Karate and is especially considerate about the fact that there is so much talent in the country that needs to be nurtured. He was particularly moved by the plight of some really talented athletes who could reach the highest level if given an opportunity but haven't been able to do so because of lack of funds. With this championship, he wishes to create a platform where young and budding talent from all over India would get together and get into a world class fighting event. This event will also promote Karate and Martial Arts to the remotest corners of the country."

The entire championship is a brain child of Shihan Mehul Vora, a martial arts practitioner for over 27 years and International teacher for 15 years. Incidentally, Akshay's son Aarav gets trained on martial arts at Vora's class.


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Wishing Katrina Kaif a very Happy Birthday.

Today is Katrina Kaif's birthday. If you are expecting her to have good time with her boyfriend Salman Khan, you are in for a disappointment. She has left him in the cold in Mumbai.Katrina saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the brief role of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her an award at the Stardust Award for breakthrough female performance.

In 2007 Katrina appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. She then worked on a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome.

2008 saw her play a negative role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother played by Akshay Khanna. She appeared next in Anees Bazmee's box office super-hit Singh Is Kinng alongside Akshay Kumar for the fourth time. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a surprise critical and commercial failure.

Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham was a critical and commercial success.

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SHAH RUKH KHAN BECOMES DR.SHAH RUKH KHAN

Winning awards and recognition is nothing new for the 'King of Bollywood' Shah Rukh Khan. However, this award is special, after all thanks to this award, Shah Rukh can now call himself Dr. Shah Rukh Khan. .

An Indian NGO called Routes 2 Roots, which works to bring South Asians together, had proposed for the doctorate to be conferred on Khan, who enjoys immense popularity amongst the South Asian people

SRK has been conferred a honorary doctorate by the University of Bedfordshire for his contribution to arts and culture. The 'Baadshah of Bollywood' was awarded this prestigious honour at a glittering ceremony in London (Friday). Shah Rukh's wife Gauri was also present to cheer her hubby dearest during this moment of crowning glory.

In the past, quite a few Bollywood actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and even music maestro A.R. Rahman have been conferred with a doctorate degree. Now Shah Rukh joins the elite list.

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JULY 26TH - NEW YORK

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Yash Raj Films is happy to announce the first of its much anticipated releases of this year – “NEW YORK”. The film will be in theatres worldwide on 26th June 2009.

Written and Directed by Kabul Express fame Kabir Khan and Produced by Aditya Chopra, the film stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irrfan Khan. The trailer of the movie first released in theatres along with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and created quiet a buzz. Though its promotions began, they were suddenly stopped in between leading to speculation that film has been postponed for June 2009 release.

One terrorist attack can change the world forever. It can alter relationships, ruin lives, and create prejudices. This is the theme of New York .
The film is a story about three friends who study in US, and how their pleasant life becomes tumultuous post 9/11 attacks. The movie is a Yashraj Films presentation..

Cast
New York has an impressive cast that includes:

Neil Nitin Mukesh

John Abraham

Katrina Kaif

Irrfan Khan .

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